Prayer is an essential part of the Christian Life, the way that we keep in touch with God and God keeps in touch with us. At times, prayer is nearly effortless, a simple conversation with God, an assurance of God's presence and grace. At other times, prayer can be more difficult, and at those times it can be helpful to have tools to help us pray. One good tool is the daily devotion offered by The Upper Room:

This devotion is by no means the only or the best way to pray. Here are several other resources that you might find helpful in your personal prayer life.

The Upper Room offers serveral resources, including the Living Prayer Center.

MethodX: The Way of Christ is a wonderful site for young adult spirituality, sponsored by The Upper Room

You can connect in prayer with other Methodists around the world through The World Methodist Prayer Team. Or check out the Prayer of the Day from the British Methodist Church. You can also use the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle as a way of connecting with Christians globally.

The Order of Saint Luke is a United Methodist order devoted to liturgical and sacramental renewal. They offer a number of resources for praying the Daily Office, an ancient form of Christian prayer that punctuates the day with prayer.

We hope these resources will help you to nuture and expand your prayer life and your connection to God and neighbor.